Shawna Dowd
Shawna is the founder of Slow Flow Somatics, a private practice devoted to embodied healing. She is a licensed massage therapist, trauma-informed 200-hour registered yoga instructor, certified somatic and trauma- informed psychedelic facilitator, and ecstatic dance facilitator. Her work is rooted in embodiment. She encourages people to slow down, get curious, listen inward and explore the deeper layers of themselves through somatic awareness. Shawna is devoted to supporting healing through embodied liberation- helping people build a relationship with their bodies as a way to reclaim their inner authority and innate wisdom, so they can move, feel, express, and live more fully.
Embodiment as Liberation: Dancing Our Way to Wholeness
This presentation will discuss the ways that dance, and embodiment practices as a whole, facilitate self-realization, healing, and empowerment, as well as how an ecstatic dance mirrors the psychedelic journey. Ideally, this presentation would also include time for participants to experience the full container of an ecstatic dance experience.